So ABBA, a band from Sweden, doesn’t want their music played at Trump’s rally?
Fine.
Looks like a lot of Trump supporters will now be banning their music.
They’ve joined a losing list of around 30 artists that have bent the woke knee.
History shows this doesn’t fair well financially for those that come against Trump.
I’ll post a list of those artist for your boycotting pleasure.
Jack White, Foo Fighters, and ABBA have joined the ever-growing list of artists who absolutely do not want Donald Trump using their music.
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The Gateway Pundit reports:
Swedish pop group ABBA has joined the parade of musicians hypocritically attempting to silence President Donald Trump.
The group, famous for their 70s disco hits, has demanded that Trump stop using their songs at his rallies, citing the so-called “unauthorized” use of their music.
Yet, despite their public outcry, the Trump campaign has stated they have the proper licensing to use ABBA’s music, making the band’s tantrum nothing more than another shallow attempt by out-of-touch celebrities to meddle in American politics.
In a statement obtained by Associated Press, it insisted that no request for permission had been received, and therefore, no license had been granted.
“ABBA has recently discovered the unauthorized use of their music and videos at a Trump event through videos that appeared online. As a result, ABBA and its representative has promptly requested the removal and deletion of such content. No request has been received; therefore, no permission or license has been granted.”
However, this claim was promptly refuted by the Trump campaign, which pointed out that they had indeed obtained a license through agreements with BMI and ASCAP, the organizations responsible for issuing blanket licenses for music use.
“The campaign had a license to play ABBA music through our agreement with BMI and ASCAP,” the Trump spokesperson told the AP.
Here’s the list so far of artists that have Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)…
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